A’s vs. Giants–time for some opinions

Drumbeat regulars know that every year when the Bay Bridge series begins, we open up the discussion to smack talk serious, unbiased opinions of the two teams. Usually Oakland Athletics fans talk about championships, San Francisco Giants fans focus on attendance.

Now that the Giants have four starting pitchers performing well, why the heck can’t they beat San Diego? it’s not as easy to make fun of them as it used to be. But still…

Promising young players in the A’s system, like Daric Barton and Kurt Suzuki, know they’ll get to the majors fast if they perform. Promising young players in the Giants system, like Buster Posey, know they may someday get to help carry Bengie Molina around the bases.

You hear the Giants canceled their Fourth of July festivities? Yeah, they read all that stuff about rebellion against colonial masters and were afraid the folks in San Jose would take it seriously.

Those orange jerseys the Giants wear on Friday nights may look hideous, but there’s good news. When Caltrans put them on their road crews instead of the usual orange vests, they got in 17 percent fewer accidents.

Fans of both teams are welcome to fire away (within our guidelines) below: